Right, quick update, managed to get the wiring sorted. The ignition live from the fuse box to the speedo had been broken and so it only required a quick repair and all is well and good.

So now all the electrics are working. Thank god, it has seemed like the last week took about a year to pass!!

The next job is the body work. Thankfully there are no major problems but the list is something like:
Repair the rear wing and respray
Repair the bonnet and respray.
Repair the new dent created by the 22month old mechanic-in-training!! My son stole a screwdriver in his unhelpful attempt to assist his daddy!!
There is one little rust bubble over the rear arch or the passenger side, its not bad but since i’ll have the spray gun out I might as well sort it out also.
Last on the list is a good compounding and a wax.